Audi is allegedly working on an MPV version of the A3 which will be shown in concept form next year.

Audi is allegedly working on an MPV version of the A3 which will be shown in concept form next year.

More than a year ago there was a rumor about a seven-seat SuperAvant version of the next-gen A4 but apparently this has been canned in favor of a smaller five-seat A3-based MPV. In an interview given to Auto Express, Audi's R&D chief Wolfgang Durheimer said "I think there is definitely room for rational cars or family cars in the Audi line-up. But they have to be stylish, like any Audi."

It will ride on an elongated version of the MQB platform with a 200mm extended wheelbase in comparison to the 2013 A3 Sportback. Chances are a concept version will be out in 2014, followed most likely by a 2015 release of a production model.